4.0
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2006-0818
MERAK Mail Server Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description

Absolute path directory traversal vulnerability in (1) MERAK Mail Server for Windows 8.3.8r with before IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 and (2) VisNetic MailServer before 8.5.0.5 allows remote authenticated users to include arbitrary files via a modified language parameter and a full Windows or UNC pathname in the lang_settings parameter to mail/index.html, which is not properly sanitized by the validatefolder PHP function, possibly due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2005-4558.

INFO

Published Date :

July 21, 2006, 2:03 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-0818 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Deerfield visnetic_mail_server
1 Icewarp web_mail
1 Merak mail_server
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Follow the instructions below to mitigate the CVE-2006-0818 vulnerability.
Upgrade to IceWarp Web Mail 5.6.1 / Merak Mail Server 8.3.8.r / VisNetic Mail Server 8.5.0.5 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-0818.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/18953 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18966 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-12/advisory/ Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-14/advisory/ Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016513
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016514
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440297/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440302/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19002 Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19007
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2825
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27780
http://secunia.com/advisories/18953 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18966 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-12/advisory/ Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-14/advisory/ Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016513
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016514
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440297/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440302/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19002 Exploit Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19007
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2825
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27780
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-0818 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-0818 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-0818 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-0818 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18953
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/18966
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-12/advisory/
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-14/advisory/
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016513
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1016514
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440297/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440302/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19002
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19007
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2825
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27780
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440297/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/440302/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440302/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/440297/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27780 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27780 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19007
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.00 }} 0.35%

score

0.76038

percentile